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The coppery-tailed coucal is a species of cuckoo in the Cuculidae family. It is native to parts of south central Africa. Its range stretches from Angola in the west to south-western Tanzania, northern Botswana and the Caprivi Strip in Namibia. Its typical habitat is swampland and dense vegetation near rivers, but it is also found on inundated floodplains and near seasonal lakes. The total size of its range is around 1,750,000 square kilometres (680,000 sq mi).

This image was captured on the Chobe River, near Kasane, northern Botswana, Southern Africa.